Blogging regularly is one of the most effective ways to gather more readers. Your author website is a platform from which you can present yourself and your work. It is one of the only places where you have complete control and so considering your author brand and how your blog posts tie into that is […]
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Copyediting is an important stage of any book publishing process, and if you want your book to sell well on Kindle, you need to ensure that you copyedit it yourself first, and then have a professional copyeditor look at it too. Copyediting is different from plain old editing, proofreading, and line editing, and is arguably […]
A business plan may not be something you’d naturally associate with your work as an author. In fact, it may feel like a rather creatively dampening kind of document. However, spending time thinking about how to monetize your work is important if you want to take your writing from a nice hobby to a lucrative […]
We all know that the key to big book sales is how much time and energy you are willing to invest in learning about and executing various marketing tactics. So if you are looking to make the most of advertising your book, you need to at least learn the basics to make sure your book […]
We all know that the truth is people do judge books by their covers, and if you want yours to stand out in an already overcrowded marketplace, it’s a good idea to make sure that you invest some time and research into finding a great book cover designer to help you. The good news is […]
We all know how to do a Google search, but if writers are hoping to discover where their readers might be hanging out online, it’s a good idea to familiarize themselves with the advanced options that Google offers. Here, we talk you through how to use them to your advantage. When it comes to connecting […]
Once you post a blog on your site you might think your work is done, but it really pays to go back through your old blog posts from time to time and update the content in them. There are several reasons why you might do this: To repurpose them and make them work twice as […]
If you have a popular blog, you might want to consider consolidating your blog posts into a Kindle ebook. If you don’t keep working on your blog, and publishing fresh new content, your following will soon dwindle. Keeping your blog relevant and interesting and your followers engaged takes a massive effort. You also have to […]
If you aren’t certain which keywords you should target for your Amazon advertisements, you are not alone. Amazon allows you to add 200-300 keywords for each of your advertising campaigns, and choosing wisely can make all the difference to how profitable and successful they are. So how do you go about selecting the best keywords […]
Deciding whether or not to focus on finding suitable keywords to put in your book description is something that is debated widely amongst indie authors. Does it really help with visibility? Some authors believe that it’s a waste of time and that Amazon couldn’t care less if you’ve bothered to do so. However, this is […]
If you want to make the most of your blog you need to make it stand out. How do you do that? By employing marketing techniques and strategies that will ensure your blog gets noticed. The competition is fiercer than ever, and while you may love writing about the topics you are passionate about, it’s […]
When selecting a title for your book, you need to make sure that it’s a good one. Some authors know their book titles before they even start writing; some chop and change as they go, and others find the process incredibly difficult and have many sleepless nights because of it. The truth is that a […]